Besser vernetzt: Tap-and-go-Reisen mit Zügen, Straßenbahnen und Bussen, angekündigt in der neuen Verkehrsstrategie der Regierung
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/better-connected-tap-and-go-travel-across-trains-trams-and-buses-announced-in-governments-new-transport-strategy
Von insomnimax_99
8 Kommentare
Seems broadly positive. Travelling around London with contactless is so much easier than travelling in many other towns and cities, especially within capped zones (not every new station further out gets this).
If anything I’d say things should be even more joined up nationally, but this seems to encourage a more fragmented series of local systems. That’s a shame – Japan’s Suica system is by far one of the best I’ve used when travelling and benefits from being usable in any region, just not for the bullet train ticket.
If you’ve ever been to the Netherlands (probably other places in Europe too, didn’t use public transport in other countries) you know how efficient transport can be and how far behind we are in general
Just give TFL or whoever is behind it the contract to roll out Oyster nationwide rather than ending up with multiple systems. Oyster _just works_ and I know that it will get bungled if there are too many.
Go the whole hog and zone the entire country too why not. They’re already out at zone 9, I’m sure some people smarter than me could work out how to do it and end up with a sensible list of prices to go all over the country. The trainspotters at the RailUK forums would salivate at this sort of thing
Yes, complexity of ticketing is an issue. Just make prices super simple: one rate within a city and one rate to go between cities. This can work with tap in/out systems, and you can book in advance to reserve a seat.
Prices need to come down as well though. I want to use the train, but for a family it makes no economic sense. It’s less convenient than driving, so it should be (much) cheaper. Ideally train travel should be free to encourage people out of cars.
Also – booking a bike on trains needs to be done the same way nationwide.
This has to result in a simplified and capped prices as well.
in Current system, it’s pushing train travel for mid-long distances out of reach for many and makes planning much more difficult.
Transport for Wales introducing tap and go for trains on the South Wales Metro has been great – I think there are eventual plans to roll out to the bus networks too if they can be similarly nationalised.
Trains need to be 2 of either
Cheaper
Faster
More convenient
For people to use them, at the moment they are
4-5x more expensive
2x slower
Infinitely less convenient
We have tap-on tap-off on our buses, but they always charge you the maximum fare anyway. Thanks First.